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Counting down the hours until Australia's food night of nights

See who made it on this year's finalists list as we count down the hours to the Produce Awards, in partnership with Miele, at Pier One Sydney.

The 2016 delicious. Produce Awards, in partnership with Miele, saw a new approach to the Awards’ nomination process with the country’s top chefs and restaurateurs asked to nominate the passionate producers they work so closely with. Today’s announcement of the 2016 State Winners is the result of the delicious. Produce Awards State Judges meeting to taste their way through the crop of nominees in the Earth, Dairy, Paddock and Sea categories. The State Winners will now progress to the national judging phase.

delicious. Editor-in-chief Kerrie McCallum said: “Australia’s produce, producers and chefs are globally renowned for excellence. Opening nominations in 2016 exclusively to the country’s leading industry experts has meant the calibre of entries this year is unprecedented in terms of quality and innovation, including some really exciting new producers we haven’t seen on the Produce Awards stage before. This year we have also introduced a drink and dine category, as well as a special Readers’ Choice award that saw thousands of Australians nominate their favourite Australian food region in the Outstanding Region – Readers’ Choice Award. The votes are in and with over 80 regions nominated it’s a very close race!” The winner of the Readers’ Choice Award will be announced on the night with all other 2016 awards.

Tasmanian State Judge Paul West said: “I have long been a huge fan of the delicious. Produce Awards and the important job the awards does in bringing the very best Australian producers into the spotlight and giving them the recognition and publicity they deserve. Our restaurants and diverse food scene here in Australia is only as good as the produce that is now so readily available. I am absolutely humbled to have been a part of the Tasmanian State Judging panel and congratulate all the Tasmanian State Winners.”

The State Winners are blind-tasted by a national panel of judges who decide the overall category winners, revealed at a special event in Sydney on September 12, along with additional awards judged by our critics’ panel, including: Producer of the Year (presented by Miele); Outstanding Chef (presented by Pier One Sydney Harbour); Unearthed Next Gen Chef; Outstanding Innovation (presented by Miele); Outstanding Region; the Maggie Beer Award for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Food and the new awards for 2016, In the Bottle, Outstanding Design and the Readers’ Choice award for Outstanding Region.

Stay up-to-date by following @deliciousAUS on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag #produceawards.

“We continue to be impressed with past Outstanding Farmers’ Market winners, including SAGE Farmers Market Moruya, NSW, and Harvest Launceston Community Farmers’ Market, Tasmania, who continue to inspire other markets around Australia,” said Produce Awards Project Manager Lucy Allon.“But it is exciting to see other markets adapting and innovating to meet the growing consumer demand for authentic farmers’ markets. These finalists are examples of three markets that are going from strength to strength, innovating and constantly improving their offering both for farmers and consumers alike and it is for this reason they are this years’ Outstanding Farmers’ Market finalists.”

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